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Letter to the Henley Standard As Thomas Octavius notes in his diary on 19 Oct 2018,HRG hosted an open meeting for residents to discuss what we’d like to see in the future for Henley. We wanted to hear as many different residents give their points of view to help us understand what residents like and…

At the Recreation and Amenities meeting of Henley Town Council on Tuesday 29th May 2018 Councillors considered a detailed report on recurring problems on the meadows – written by HRG Cllrs Hinton and Miller and Town Hall staff. The report had been some months in preparation: The meeting approved recommendations including: Add more bins…

JOHN HOWELL seems to have had enough of the criticism coming his way recently. The Henley MP has come under fire for the perceived failure of the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan to dictate planning policy. He even disagreed with his fellow Henley Conservatives who messaged him on Twitter, saying: “South Oxfordshire District Council…

THE decision to allow the site of the former LA Fitness gym in Henley to be turned into an 80-bed care home will not be scrutinised by the Government. Planning minister Gavin Barwell has refused a request by opponents for it to be “called in” and examined by a planning inspector.

The TSG meeting on June 9th considered the answers given to the questions that the TSG had notified to the Clinical Commisioning Group (CCG) in advance. The TSG also considered the answers given by the CCG to the members of the public who asked an extensive set of detailed and searching questions. It is obvious…